“Were you too much tired,” he said, “with your walk this morning, to try
at a dance?”
I excused myself as well as I could, and we presently went into the
card-room to vary the scene. When we returned to the ball-room I was
very glad to see my new captain had just taken out Lady Anne Lindsay,
who is here with Lady Margaret Fordyce, and who dances remarkably well,
and was every way a more suitable partner for him. He was to leave the
town, with his regiment, the next day.
_Tuesday._--Mrs. Thrale took me out to walk with her. We met Lady De
Ferrars and Miss Ellerker in our ramble, and the very moment the ball
was mentioned, this dear and queer creature called out,--
“Ay, there was a sad ado, ladies dancing with ladies, and all sorts of
odd things; and that handsome and fine Mr. Kaye broke his heart almost
to dance with Miss Burney; but she refused him, and so, in despair, he
took out Lady Anne Lindsay.”